Editing Swepsonville, North Carolina

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'''Swepsonville''' is a town in [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. It is part of the [[Burlington, North Carolina]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] was 1,154.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3766460| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185503/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3766460| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Swepsonville town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|3.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 5.53%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 326
|1900= 441
|1990= 1195
|2000= 922
|2010= 1154
|2020= 2445
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:2008-08-22 Swepsonville Fire Department.jpg|thumb|left|The Swepsonville [[Volunteer fire department|Volunteer Fire Department]]]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Swepsonville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3766460&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 20, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,597
| 65.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 421
| 17.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 12
| 0.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 110
| 4.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 109
| 4.46%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 194
| 7.93%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,445 people, 796 households, and 531 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 922 people, 383 households, and 271 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|894.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 405 housing units at an average density of {{convert|392.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.80% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.54% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.84% of the population.

There were 383 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,719, and the median income for a family was $60,147. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $27,222 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,047. About 4.8% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Honda==
The [[Honda|Honda Motor Company]] manufactures general purpose engines, walk-behind lawn mowers, [[snow blower]]s, string trimmers, water pumps, and tillers in Swepsonville.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

==History==
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Swepsonville was named for the builder of a mill on the western side of town. Swepson disappeared one night with a considerable amount of money and soon established a mill in the North. The old mill, unused for many years, burned down in 1989 in a ten-alarm fire which brought firetrucks from all surrounding counties, was visible from the freeway 3 miles away, and made the national news.

A major league ballplayer, [[Dusty Cooke]], came from Swepsonville. He played for the Yankees, the Red Sox and the Reds from 1930 to 1938, and managed the Phillies in 1948.

==Notable person==
*[[Dusty Cooke]], Major League Baseball player and manager

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.swepsonvilletownof.net Town of Swepsonville official website]

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[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in Alamance County, North Carolina]]